Station spelling that's off track

PASSENGERS could be forgiven for doing a double-take when they arrived at `Altringham Station' - although the schoolboy error may not have been enough to confuse hundreds of passengers using the platform in Altrincham.

PASSENGERS could be forgiven for doing a double-take when they arrived at `Altringham Station'.

The schoolboy error may not have been enough to confuse hundreds of passengers using the platform in Altrincham.

But the spelling mistake - replacing Altrincham's `c' with a `g' - was noticed by one passing head teacher, who would have marked down any pupil's work that contained the mistake.

Andrew Rowe, head at Kingsley Community Primary School in Frodsham, Cheshire, captured the error on his mobile phone and sent it to the Manchester Evening News.

He said: "I was crossing from one platform to the next when I spotted the sign. Being a headteacher, it just amused me.

"If I had to mark their work, I'd give them just two out of 10 and tell them that they could do better."

The mistake has since been corrected. A spokeswoman for Northern Rail said the mistake had been reported by the station manager and was being rectified.

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